CVE-2025-1916: 
vulnerability analysis and mitigation

A Use-after-free vulnerability (CVE-2025-1916) was discovered in Google Chrome's Profile feature affecting versions prior to 134.0.6998.35. The vulnerability was reported by parkminchan from SSD Labs Korea on October 31, 2024, and was publicly disclosed on March 4, 2025. Google has classified this vulnerability with a Medium severity rating (Chrome Release).

The vulnerability is classified as a Use-after-free (CWE-416) issue within the Profiles component of Google Chrome. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 8.8 (HIGH) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H, indicating a high-severity vulnerability that requires user interaction but could lead to significant impact (NVD).

If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption through a crafted HTML page, but only after convincing a user to install a malicious extension. The high CVSS score indicates potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system (NVD).

Google has addressed this vulnerability in Chrome version 134.0.6998.35 and later. Users are advised to update their Chrome browsers to the latest version. The fix was included in a security update that addressed multiple vulnerabilities, with Google awarding a $3,000 bounty for this specific finding (Chrome Release).